MINE

Chapter Forty Two

It was Nathan's turn to have a puzzled look on his face.

"What does this have to do with you?" He asked.

Nurse Reese swiped her card on Becky's door and signaled for Nathan to go in. She proceeded to explain the events that happened before Becky was taken away. As she spoke, Nathan looked around the apartment for anything that could suggest a discovery.

"After our conversation about the content of the shots, I ran a few tests. It turned out you were right. The shots indeed contained Intoxifiers and I warned the other patients I could trust. Becky was one of them. If I hadn't told him, he wouldn't have stopped taking the shots and most certainly wouldn't have figured anything out that could cause his death." Nurse Reese explained.

"This isn't your fault. You did the right thing." Nathan consoled her.

"I know, but the right thing just cost him his life. Can I truly say it was the right thing to do?" She asked.

"Yes, you can." Nathan assured her.

There was nothing in the apartment that suggested a discovery. Nathan decided to check Becky's computer for anything useful. It took him only a few seconds to bypass the password mechanism, thus gaining access to Becky's files. There were too many files for Nathan to possibly go through in the time he had to spend there, so he decided to send the files to his personal storage.

"Don't. Network traffic is being monitored by a special team of MoonEx soldiers. They'll be here before the files get to your personal storage." Nurse Reese warned.

"I really didn't think about that." He replied.

"You should." Nurse Reese stated.

"Why are you trying to help me?" Nathan asked.

"Because it's the right thing to do." She replied.

Nathan looked at her skeptically. He believed her, but he didn't completely trust her. Not after what happened in his apartment the last time.

"Listen, I made a mistake with Becky. I don't want to make another one with you." Nurse Reese stated.

"Now, you've lost me. Becky's death was not your fault." Nathan didn't know how many times he had to tell her that before she finally got it. He had never met anyone who felt as guilty about something as Nurse Reese.

"I told Becky not to tell anyone he stopped taking the shots. I expected him to know not to talk about the discoveries he made outside the influence of the shots. Apparently, he didn't. Now he's dead." She explained.

"Becky was talking to me when he was taken. I don't think anyone heard our conversation." Nathan tried to debunk the theory.

"Nothing is the way it seems on MoonEx. The monitoring team heard him loud and clear. He was wearing his identification number tag, wasn't he?" Nurse Reese asked.